Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good even for modern most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Release date
May 14, 2016
Price
637 USD
Frequency
1607 MHz
Shaders
2560
TMUs
160
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
180 W
Memory Size
8 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
GeForce GTX 1080 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 configuration:
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Roblox
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest rivals of the GeForce GTX 1080
Video Card
FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
134.4
Radeon RX 6600
130
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
125
Radeon RX 5700 XT
124.6
GeForce RTX 3060
123.1
Radeon Pro 5700 XT
122.8
GeForce RTX 2070
122.6
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
122.6
GeForce RTX 4050
122.2
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
119
GeForce GTX 1080
117.3
GeForce RTX 2060
117
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
116.4
Radeon RX 5700
114.4
GeForce RTX 2060
109.4
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
105.6
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
101.3
GeForce GTX 1070
100.2
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
97.7
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
93
The closest rivals of the GeForce GTX 1080 are GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and GeForce RTX 2060. We compared GeForce GTX 1080 (117.3 FPS) and their medium FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 119 FPS, which 1.4% faster and GeForce RTX 2060 117 FPS, which is 0.3% slower. These numbers will also help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 1080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Homeworld 3
2022
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Elden ring
2022
30.7
39.9
52.2
64.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.7
45.2
59.1
73.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Overwatch 2
2022
77.6
100.9
131.9
162.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Scorn
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Starfield
2022
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.4
Atomic Heart
2023
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.9
38.9
50.8
62.8
Stray
2022
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Saints Row
2022
57.4
74.6
97.5
120.5
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DOOM Eternal
2020
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.8
Death Stranding
2020
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
79.2
103.0
134.6
166.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.3
Crysis 3
2013
79.4
103.2
134.9
166.7
Gears of War 5
2019
64.6
83.9
109.8
135.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Halo Infinite
2021
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
World War Z
2019
79.9
103.9
135.9
167.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.3
104.4
136.6
168.7
The Witcher 3
2015
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Borderlands 3
2019
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
Project CARS 3
2020
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
The Division
2016
71.4
92.9
121.4
150.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Metro Exodus
2019
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
GreedFall
2019
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.0
71.4
93.4
115.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.9
88.2
115.4
142.6
Far Cry 6
2021
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Godfall
2020
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
F1 2021
2020
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
79.2
103.0
134.6
166.3
F1 22
2020
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Just Cause 4
2018
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
Anthem
2019
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Hitman 3
2021
55.0
71.4
93.4
115.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.4
76.0
99.3
122.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.6
Dishonored 2
2016
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Genshin Impact
2020
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Hitman 2
2018
79.2
103.0
134.6
166.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.9
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 5 5500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.4
134.5
175.8
217.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
167.6
217.9
284.9
352.0
Apex Legends
2019
85.1
110.6
144.7
178.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.3
104.4
136.6
168.7
Destiny 2
2017
111.8
145.3
190.0
234.7
Doom
2016
127.0
165.1
216.0
266.8
Battlefield 4
2013
112.4
146.1
191.1
236.1
Fallout 76
2018
103.8
134.9
176.4
217.9
Dota 2
2013
115.6
150.2
196.5
242.7
Battlefield 1
2016
100.9
131.2
171.6
212.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.7
115.4
150.8
186.3
Hitman
2016
80.8
105.1
137.4
169.7
Strange Brigade
2018
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.4
Need For Speed
2015
95.7
124.4
162.7
200.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
92.1
119.8
156.6
193.5
Roblox
2006
278.8
362.4
474.0
585.5
Minecraft
2011
189.1
245.8
321.5
397.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.4
124.1
162.2
200.4
Rocket League
2015
345.1
448.6
586.6
724.6
Valorant
2020
162.2
210.8
275.7
340.6
DiRT Rally
2015
127.4
165.7
216.6
267.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.7
128.3
167.7
207.2
F1 2019
2019
83.2
108.2
141.5
174.8
Dawn of War III
2017
87.0
113.0
147.8
182.6
Titanfall 2
2016
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.3
League of Legends
2009
443.7
519.1
641.1
698.8
Project CARS 2
2017
83.8
108.9
142.5
176.0
For Honor
2017
118.3
153.8
201.1
248.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
236.6
307.6
402.2
496.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Battlefield V
2018
85.1
110.6
144.7
178.7
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
